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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-3A-4. Members; qualifications; limitations

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A. To qualify for appointment to the committee, a person shall:

(1) be a qualified elector of New Mexico and a voter; and

(2) not be, or in the two years prior to appointment have been, in New Mexico, any of the following:

(a) a public official;

(b) a candidate for public office;

(c) a lobbyist;

(d) an office holder in a political party at the state or federal level;

(e) a relative in the first degree of consanguinity of a member of congress, the state house of representatives, the state senate or the public education commission;

(f) an employee of congress, the legislative branch of government or other state office required to be redistricted by the committee; or

(g) an employee of the executive branch of government.

B. Before entering upon the duties of the office of member, a member shall review the Redistricting Act and take the oath of office as provided by state law.

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